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A. Availability. In order to create a favorable environment in which members may effectively initiate law, repeal law by referendum, petition the Osage government, recall elected officials, organize political parties or engage in the support or opposition of ballot issues, the Osage Voter Registry, including mailing address information, shall be available to qualified voters, said availability subject to Osage and federal law. In order to provide time for necessary voter record updates, the Osage Voter Registry shall not be available for forty-five (45) days following a general or special election, excluding primary elections.

B. Requests and Publication. A publication of lists or sub-lists of the Osage Voter Registry in digital and/or printed medium shall be provided upon request to any qualified voter.

1. Each requestor shall be required to present government-issued photo identification and sign an agreement that limits the use of such lists and sub-lists to political, noncommercial purposes.

2. Requests may include sub-lists of the names and addresses of those who voted in a particular election, or the names of those living in a particular region.

3. The digital medium shall be in a format or formats commonly used in commerce.

4. Nominal fees for services related to the provision of requested information shall be set.

C. Privacy Program. The purpose of a Privacy Program shall be to offer qualified voters the option of having their names omitted from the published lists provided under subsection (B) of this section.

1. The Board shall remove the names and addresses of those persons choosing to participate in the Privacy Program from the Osage Voter Registry.

2. The Board is only responsible for removing the names and addresses of those persons participating in the Privacy Program from future voter registries released after their enrollment in the program.

3. The Board is not responsible for the dissemination of information of those persons participating in the Privacy Program which may be attributed to previously released voter registries that predate their enrollment in the program. This also applies to Osage Nation CDIB/membership rolls.

4. The potential consequences of participation in the Privacy Program shall be listed prominently on the application for inclusion in the program. Any list of consequences shall include factual information on the inability to receive mailings from those initiating petitions, recalls, referenda, or any candidate material.

5. Qualified voters shall be notified of the Privacy Program at least once annually. Election Office absentee ballot request and address update forms shall include the opportunity to obtain information on the Privacy Program.

6. Usage of a voter registry after a period of one year from the date of the request is prohibited and is subject to punishment pursuant to Osage law. ONCA 17-107, eff. Oct. 4, 2017.